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June consistory to focus on just war, international affairs, and 'Magnifica humanitas'
The College of Cardinals’ extraordinary consistory in June will discuss the situation of local Churches, the doctrine of just war, societal changes and the desire for God in light of Magnifica humanitas, and the next steps in the synodal process, the Vatican has announced.Cardinals at the inaugurati...
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Russian prelate sent to Brazil as police confirm cocaine in car
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow issued a decree transferring Metropolitan Hilarion from the Czech Republic to Brazil Wednesday, the same day Czech media reported that a white substance found in Hilarion’s car was confirmed to be cocaine.Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev). Credit: Kremlin.ru/wikimedia CC BY...
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Appeals court says sexual assault suit against Fr. Rosica can proceed
An appeals court in Canada has rejected a request by the Congregation of St. Basil to dismiss a lawsuit against the congregation and its prominent member Fr. Thomas Rosica.The Court of Appeal for Ontario issued a June 4 decision upholding a lower court’s ruling that the case against Rosica may move...
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Sheen City
Yo!Venerable Archbishop Fulton Sheen is going to be beatified September 24, in the city of St. Louis.Ed and I are going. We want you to come, too. We want as many Catholics to be there as possible.So we’ll be leading a pilgrimage to the beatification, and then to Fulton Sheen’s hometown of Peoria, t...
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Corpus Christi, ‘come una madre’, and real beer
Happy Friday friends,And a very happy feast of Corpus Christi, whether you celebrated yesterday or will on Sunday.For those who may not realize, the feast as strictly instituted falls on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday. Though its transfer to the next Sunday is almost universally effected, the fea...
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America’s renewal begins with the Eucharist
Gen Z is the least religious generation. It also goes to Church the most. While most Zoomers reject the ‘outdated superstitions’ of their parents, a devout minority remains highly engaged. Young Americans are not lukewarm. They’re either all-out or all-in.Archbishop Charles Thompson kneels before th...
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USCCB to vote on revised 'Dallas Charter'
The U.S. bishops’ conference is set to vote next week on a revised version of their landmark safeguarding document, the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People.USCCB headquarters, Washington, D.C. Credit: Fr. Gaurav Schroff, Flickr CC BY SA 2.0.But while there have been calls in rece...
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In the clubhouse with Christ — the ministry of MLB chaplains
When Father Richard Rocha quit coaching high school football to enter seminary, he thought he would be stepping away from athletics for good.But in 2005, a few years into his priesthood, Bishop Robert Finn, who was then bishop of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, asked him to take on two additi...
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Mozambique bishop killed
The bishop of Quelimane, Mozambique was shot early Saturday morning in his residence. Bishop Osório Citora Afonso was 54 years old.Bishop Osório Citora Afonso. Credit: Mozambique episcopal conference. Details of the killing are yet to emerge. No arrests have been made, no suspects arrested, and moti...
Spirituality
Growing in the Spirit: Love Doesn’t Violate Justice
Paul declares that our security in Christ is guaranteed by God who “has also put his seal upon us and given the Spirit in our hearts as a first installment” (2 Cor. 1:22). The term “first installment” translates the Greek word, arrabón which is defined as “an installment; a deposit (‘down-payment’)...
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Teaching Ethics “The Little Way”
Many Catholic ethics courses are badly organized. If the end of Catholic ethics is to make people virtuous, teachers would do well to put the “hot button” issues on the backburner and bring the daily, commonplace virtues to the fore. A high school teacher and tenured associate professor, I taught et...